Jennifer A. Lesny Fleming

AV® Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Jennifer’s practice is devoted to representing companies and their directors, officers and employees in high-stakes business disputes. Jennifer regularly advises on a wide variety of matters including securities and shareholder litigation, corporate governance and fiduciary disputes, business torts, employment issues, real estate leasing and development, and complex contract disputes.

Jennifer has extensive experience representing clients in both state and federal courts throughout the United States, and serves as court-appointed mediator and evaluator for the Federal Court Panel of Alternative Dispute Resolution for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio as well as on the Board of Trustees for the Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter. She has acted on numerous cases as a court-appointed arbitrator for the Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County. Jennifer has taught several courses in recent years at Case Western Reserve University School of Law in the areas of focused problem solving, negotiation and counseling skills.

Prior to joining Matasar Jacobs, Jennifer co-founded a business litigation firm with offices in Cleveland and New York City, and previously was a litigation partner with the national law firm of Thompson Hine LLP.

Professional Activities

Court-appointed Mediator and Evaluator in Federal Court Panel of Alternative Dispute Resolution, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2011-present)

Arbitrator, Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1998-present)

The Federal Bar Association: Board of Trustees; Chair, Community Relations and Public Service Committee; Co-Founder and Organizer, “Reach Out: Legal Assistance for Non- Profits” Program (2010-present)

Miami University, B.A., with University Honors (1990); Triple major in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs, German, and Political Science; Junior Year Abroad at the John E. Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg